I started out with a Janome with a grace frame. After several years I just upgraded to a Nolting MAQ 14. It's an awesome machine. One word of advice, use really good cotton thread, it doesn't like cheaper thread, I learned the hard way. I put it in use about a month ago and love it! I've done several quilts through it already. The only thing is I kept my Grace frame because I didn't feel I could afford a new frame. It limits my movement ability, but I'm sure someday I will upgrade and that will be great. It's everything I wanted in a home machine, I don't do quilts for other people. I had to call the company a couple of times to ask questions and they were very nice and quick to know what I was doing wrong. I only paid $3,000 for my machine and it was worth every penny.